Madani Pearls of the Bayan

Dear Islamic brothers! اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه, we are currently in the month of Rabi-ul-Aakhir, and this month has a special connection with Ghaus-ul-A’zam Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, so with this relevance in mind, the topic of our Bayan today is ‘The acts of worship and spiritual practices of Ghaus-ul-A’zam Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه.’ In today’s Bayan, we will hear about Sayyiduna Ghaus-ul-A’zam’s acts of worship, his spiritual practices, his abundance of worship, his steadfastness upon worship, his encounters with the devils, and more points from his life. Make good intentions and try to listen to the entire Bayan attentively.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Man with large eyes

Dear Islamic brothers! Let us listen to a terrifying incident from Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat’s booklet, ‘Jinn Resembling a Snake,’ and admire the steadfastness of Ghaus-ul-A’zam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه. Hence, Sayyiduna Ghaus-ul-A’zam, Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: I was once busy in Salah in Jami’ Mansoor when a snake appeared and placed its head at the place of my prostration, and opened its mouth. I moved it out of the way and prostrated, but it wrapped itself around my shoulder, then it entered one of my sleeves and came out from the other. When I made Salam after I finished the Salah, it had disappeared. When I entered the Masjid again the next day, I saw a large-eyed man, and by seeing him, I guessed that he was no human, but a Jinn. The Jinn began to say to me, ‘I am that snake who disturbed you. I have tested many saints of Allah رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ in the form of a snake, but I did not find anyone as steadfast as you.’ The Jinn then repented at his blessed hands. (Bahja-tul-Asraar, p. 169)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد